oddly enough

oddly enough

Alaska island dog mysteriously crosses water to mainland

KETCHIKAN, Alaska

Ed and Renee Schofield were surprised when they got a call from the pound in Ketchikan.

They were indeed missing their chocolate Labrador, Bently. But the Ketchikan Gateway Borough animal shelter is a long swim from their home on Pennock Island.

The Schofields were told that Bently was found at the U.S. Coast Guard base and identified by his tattoo, The Ketchikan Daily News reported.

The couple lives on the southern end of the island, across the water from the base. But they say the lab doesn’t like to swim and couldn’t possibly make it that far.

“No way would he swim over to the Coast Guard base,” Ed Schofield said. “That’s a long swim, and he doesn’t even know what’s over there.”

Schofield adopted the lab as a puppy from the Pat Wise Animal Shelter about three years ago. He has lived on Pennock Island almost his entire life.

Florida baby makes surprise appearance in elevator

PLANT CITY, Fla.

Addison Frances Lumsden couldn’t wait any longer. The 18-inch baby was born in an elevator between the second and third floors of South Florida Baptist Hospital in Plant City.

Mom Amanda Lumsden of Lakeland was scheduled for an induced delivery, but she started feeling mild contractions and headed to the hospital with husband Jeff and 2-year-old son Jackson.

Amanda Lumsden got into a wheelchair, and emergency services technician Rachel Sandora pushed her into the elevator. But Addison couldn’t wait.

The Ledger of Lakeland reports Sandora caught the 4-pound, 12-ounce baby, and unit secretary Jeanice Lerum yelled “Baby!” as the doors opened.

Illegal-dumping suspect nabbed at trash-collection event

KINGMAN, Ariz.

Arizona detectives sponsoring a free trash-collection event got more than just garbage. They also got their man.

The Kingman Daily Miner reported Sunday that detectives working at the June 6 event in Kingman spotted a familiar vehicle in line.

Authorities say they saw the same vehicle five days earlier at the home of 20-year-old Trenton Drake White, who is suspected of illegal dumping.

They say White purportedly dumped 600 pounds of construction and household trash in the desert.

Detectives approached White. They said he admitted dumping the items.

He was arrested on two unrelated misdemeanor warrants for failure to pay fines and driving on a suspended license.

Associated Press